# K130191: MINT

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Hans Biomed Corporation
- Decided: Jun 12, 2013 after 138 days
- Product code: NEW (Suture, Surgical, Absorbable, Polydioxanone)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4840
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 9 generations back to K014153 (2002). 18 ancestors in all.
5 later devices descend from it; 4 cite it directly.
0 of 24 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K080985: Quill Self-Retaining System (SRS) Comprised of Polydioxanone (Pdo), Surgical Specialties Corp (2008) Summary page 2.
- K042075: Quill Synthetic Absorbable Barbed Suture, Quill Medical, Inc. (2004) Summary page 2.

## Most influential descendants
- K160761: DW-1C (2016), 1 descendant of its own
- K190437: Delta 3300 (2019), 0 descendants of its own
- K162366: Omega VL (2018), 0 descendants of its own
- K160705: Y.JACOBS YOUNG'S THREAD Synthetic Absorbable Surgical Fixation Suture, (2016), 0 descendants of its own
- K143413: J+PRAS YOUNG'S Thread (2015), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The MINT™ comprised of PDO is indicated for use in soft tissue approximation where use of an absorbable suture is appropriate.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K130191
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology